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can romney extend it in the south and can santorum extend it beyond tea party, and romney is the party of the establishment, and they say what we want is somebody to focus on the jobs and the economy and listen to us. listen to me, and don't yell at me, but listen to me. >> where do you see it? >> i think romney is still the probable winner, but i think the challenge i think the challenge he has is he has to deal with the base.e,d he has to deal with those l witt extreme. but at the same time come with d broad enough vision for the r th american public after the primaries are over.over i think that's the kind of delicate balance he's not been able to strike yet. a people are more concerned about jobs and the economy than they are things like thehe blunt amendment and all. so where we bet past the rhetoric, the heated rhetoric that all oft us have engaged wil and the broader picture is goint to tell us the outcome of this election.ec >> if he wants to run as a candidate against president obama, where he can be quite formidable, it's getting through these primaries. >> i think the bigges
can romney extend it in the south and can santorum extend it beyond tea party, and romney is the party of the establishment, and they say what we want is somebody to focus on the jobs and the economy and listen to us. listen to me, and don't yell at me, but listen to me. >> where do you see it? >> i think romney is still the probable winner, but i think the challenge i think the challenge he has is he has to deal with the base.e,d he has to deal with those l witt extreme. but at the...
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but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need to beat obama among white working-class voters. in "the new york times" this morning said romney is starting to look like a walking dollar sign, and that's what he's got to stop. and right now obama's doing well enough in the white working-class vote to win. but it is only march. >> let me talk about something bigger as i've been alluding to throughout the program. we had this moment this week with the president in the press conference talking about why he called sandra fluke after limbaugh had attacked her. and he was doi
but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need...
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while mitt romney's cast a look of a big-studio blockbuster. fireworks and all. differences in tone and budget that santorum noted at an event today in missouri with signs of romney everywhere. >> and money isn't going to buy this election. vision and character and authenticity and trust are going to win in this election. reporter: from the now famous sweater vest to the st. patrick's day pint, santorum continues to captivate blue collar conservatives. he pledged to clean up what he called america's pornography pandemic. today, he told voters in illinois he'd win the nomination if they give him a win in tuesday's primary. for his part, mitt romney sought to stoke his campaign with a high energy swing through puerto rico. in the wake of primary losses this week in the deep south to santorum. >> we came here to speak. we learned more by listening. >> reporter: in courting the vote ahead of the primary on sunday, romney invoked a familiar theme, u.s. statehood which puerto ricans will consider this fall. >> it was ronald reagan who very famously said that it was imp
while mitt romney's cast a look of a big-studio blockbuster. fireworks and all. differences in tone and budget that santorum noted at an event today in missouri with signs of romney everywhere. >> and money isn't going to buy this election. vision and character and authenticity and trust are going to win in this election. reporter: from the now famous sweater vest to the st. patrick's day pint, santorum continues to captivate blue collar conservatives. he pledged to clean up what he...
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i'm all for mitt romney getting out. i wish president obama would just hand me the thing, but that's not going to happen. >> we are staying in this race. i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: the romney campaign argues romney has the only clear path to the nomination. santorum would need to win nearly two-thirds of the delegates going forward. one aide said it would take an act of god for anyone else to become the nominee. >> if the governor thinks he's now ordained by god to win let's have it out. >> how do we understand this president and his time in office? >> reporter: next week the obama campaign will release a 17-minute documentary about the president's first term in office. "today" was given a first look. >> the entire national security apparatus was in the room. now we had to make a decision. go or not go. >> as we walked out of the room, it dawned on me. he's alone. this is his decision. nobody is standing there with him. >> reporter: that clip is, of
i'm all for mitt romney getting out. i wish president obama would just hand me the thing, but that's not going to happen. >> we are staying in this race. i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win the general election. >> reporter: the romney campaign argues romney has the only clear path to the nomination. santorum would need to win nearly two-thirds of the delegates going forward. one aide said it would take an act of god for anyone else to become the...
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>> romney hopes math is momentum. he hopes to make the case that it's mathematically impossible or highly improbable for santorum or gingrich to make a run at the magic number, the required number, to get the nomination. but symbolism is more important. you're talking about ohio, tennessee. if he can say that i have won ohio and florida in this nomination fight, two of the biggest battle grounds in the fall campaign, i think that's tremendously important. if he can demonstrate he has some popularity in the south, i think he can say to his party, look, it's time to coaless around me. >> georgia has the most delegates but ohio has the second most with 66. there, as you mentioned with mitt romney and santorum, they're in a virtual dead heat. if santorum doesn't win ohio could he be out of the race? >> the pressure is on santorum. he has to win ohio and tennessee today. even though we have romney as the frontrunner, it's santorum that has to do the winning today to make the case that he has a path to the nomination. he ha
>> romney hopes math is momentum. he hopes to make the case that it's mathematically impossible or highly improbable for santorum or gingrich to make a run at the magic number, the required number, to get the nomination. but symbolism is more important. you're talking about ohio, tennessee. if he can say that i have won ohio and florida in this nomination fight, two of the biggest battle grounds in the fall campaign, i think that's tremendously important. if he can demonstrate he has some...
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yes. >> reporter: romney is rounding up establishment support. receiving the endorsement of eric cantor, the number two republican in the house on "meet the press." >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro growth, pro jobs plan for the future. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: also throwing her voice behind romney, barbara bush, former first lady, who recorded this phone message for voters in ohio and vermont. >> we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for the next four years and ann will make a great first lady. >> reporter: mrs. bush scaled back the romney campaign script that initially read, "i'm supporting mitt for one simple reason. america cannot survive four more years of barack obama." despite some of the big name endorsements it appears to be an unhappy republican electorate. matt, consider this statistic from the nbc news/marist poll. it shows that 46% of the likely republican primary voters in ohio wish there was another candidate on the ballo
yes. >> reporter: romney is rounding up establishment support. receiving the endorsement of eric cantor, the number two republican in the house on "meet the press." >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro growth, pro jobs plan for the future. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: also throwing her voice behind romney, barbara bush, former first lady, who recorded this phone message for voters in ohio and vermont....
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they want a one on one with mitt romney. they think they could prevail over mitt romney. but there is no incentive for the candidates to get out. >> newt embarrassed himself last night. he won georgia? he didn't get any other silvers in any other state. third or fourth in every other state. >> a tidbit out of georgia, although he won by a wide mar jich gin. when people in georgia were asked who's likely to beat barack obama, mitt romney took the top spot. >> gingrich is saying rick santorum can't win. he lost his home state by double digits when he ran for re-election. i don't know that he's inclined to cede that ground. >> barack obama took the opportunity yesterday to hold his first press conference in quite a while. let's take a quick listen. >> what's said on the campaign trail, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilities. they're not commander in chief. and when i see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, i'm reminded of the costs involved in war. >> the immediate strategy seems to be they can talk about running for president. i'm the pre
they want a one on one with mitt romney. they think they could prevail over mitt romney. but there is no incentive for the candidates to get out. >> newt embarrassed himself last night. he won georgia? he didn't get any other silvers in any other state. third or fourth in every other state. >> a tidbit out of georgia, although he won by a wide mar jich gin. when people in georgia were asked who's likely to beat barack obama, mitt romney took the top spot. >> gingrich is saying...
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we have him about 50 short, if santorum and romney do this back and forth. so today it's romney. next week or two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him -- we have him 50 short. now, could he get it in state conventions, and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say it's only a little better than 50/50. >> let me clear something up here, because there's some terminology being used here and i think it's being used almost interchangeably, yet i understand it to be very different. a brokered convention versus a contested convention. what's the difference? >> contested convention would essentially be, involve only the four candidates we have now. and they would be the only four brought up for nomination. and by the way, a rule clarification, if newt gingrich and ron paul, if they don't win five states each, their name can'
we have him about 50 short, if santorum and romney do this back and forth. so today it's romney. next week or two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him -- we have him 50 short. now, could he get it in state conventions, and in other ways? he could. but that's the real...
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>> governor romney has to win more than 50%. he hasn't been doing that. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the ballot. that's not going to continue. we're going to move to states where i will have more advantage. we'll move to states where governor romney has no proven ability to be successful. the math isn't the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is governor romney having outspent me 10 to 1 and still isn't able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. we need to let this thing sort out. you know, if we have a continued contested primaries going through this, we'll see shortly that the conservative in this race is going to rise, continue to start winning states
>> governor romney has to win more than 50%. he hasn't been doing that. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the...
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a mixed day for gop front-runner mitt romney. he picked up a key endorsement but a gaffe from a top aid he's having a tough time shaking. peter alexander joins us with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. this is the distraction campaigns hate. they hounded him as a flip-fl flip-flopper, changing his opinions depending on the audience. this morning, romney is on the defensive once again. romney will reintroduce himself to voters ahead of the general election comparing it to the unforgettable red toy, the etch-a-sketch. who knew that classic toy could cause a presidential candidate so much trouble. >> 100 times on an etch-a-sketch. i'm sorry. >> i think it's a great idea piers. we'll have them do that tomorrow. >> reporter: the latest stumble sparked by his veteran senior adviser responding to questions about whether romney could change to appeal to more moderate general election voters. >> he hit a reset button. it's like an etch-a-sketch, shake it up and start over again. >> reporter: if only those words could disappear.
a mixed day for gop front-runner mitt romney. he picked up a key endorsement but a gaffe from a top aid he's having a tough time shaking. peter alexander joins us with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. this is the distraction campaigns hate. they hounded him as a flip-fl flip-flopper, changing his opinions depending on the audience. this morning, romney is on the defensive once again. romney will reintroduce himself to voters ahead of the general election comparing it to the...
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romney ganarÁ el sÚper martes? estamos con los invitados para discutir este tema, gracias por regresar al programa. helen, la republicana, ganarÁ romney la candidatura del partido republicano? >> puede ganar pero las reglas del juego del partido republicano donde sirven de 4% de los estados van a distribuir los delegados de manera proporcional prolonga esta primeria, y fue diseÑado de esta manera para copiar lo que pasÓ con el partido demÓcrata en el 2008. en esta contienda de super martes tenemos que ver que para romney es importante que gane pero para santorum es imprescindible. >> es el poder del billete? ¿quien tiene mÁs dinero gana? >> los estados donde ha ganado romney ha ganado porque ha invertido mucho dinero, estas campaÑas y estos avisos polÍticos son negativos contra los candidatos, hay poco proactivo en esta campaÑa. vimos que romney ganÓ en arizona porque quiere optar la ley anti migrante de arizona como un modelo para la naciÓn. realmente va a ser el candidato que salga, candidato que los r
romney ganarÁ el sÚper martes? estamos con los invitados para discutir este tema, gracias por regresar al programa. helen, la republicana, ganarÁ romney la candidatura del partido republicano? >> puede ganar pero las reglas del juego del partido republicano donde sirven de 4% de los estados van a distribuir los delegados de manera proporcional prolonga esta primeria, y fue diseÑado de esta manera para copiar lo que pasÓ con el partido demÓcrata en el 2008. en esta contienda de super...
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>> well, romney needs 50% of the delegates. on the current track that we are on now, the fact is what if romney doesn't get to that number? this is not a mathematical formula. the race has a tremendous amount of dynamics. there's a lot of states coming up that will be great states for us, like pennsylvania, and we have 72 delegates, and we should win if not all of them, the vast majority, and texas, last count i was up 30 points. remember, governor romney has been doing this for four years and he worked hard to make sure states moved up that were advantagious to him. and the news agency apportioned delegates that have nothing to do with the reality of where the delegates are going to be. iowa, we barely won iowa by 40 votes, and we had their conventions yesterday, and nobody has that in their count, and they have us winning by one vote and that's not going to be the case when the delegates from the caucuses are elected. and also you also know, a lot of the delegates are uncommitted. while they may be, you know, for romney, a lo
>> well, romney needs 50% of the delegates. on the current track that we are on now, the fact is what if romney doesn't get to that number? this is not a mathematical formula. the race has a tremendous amount of dynamics. there's a lot of states coming up that will be great states for us, like pennsylvania, and we have 72 delegates, and we should win if not all of them, the vast majority, and texas, last count i was up 30 points. remember, governor romney has been doing this for four...
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that is mitt romney's sub text. he's been here, there and everywhere across the political spectrum. >> whether this was a deliberate campaign strategy to send a message that we'll come back to the left after the nomination. >> as a writer, i have to give eric bernstrom some credit, he had a very vibrant image that mitt romney's opponents haven't been able to come up with. it's been such an incredible image, like larry said, those suspicions that people have about romney. >> the people who vote in the largest numbers, are the people who grew up using an etch a sketch. i'm not sure children these days know very much about it, but it was part of our child hoods, right? >> i always tell people the etch a sketch taught me that i had no artistic ability whatsoever. so i'm very grateful. >> i'm sure this happened on the heels of the jeb bush endorseme endorsement. and larry you tweeted about it. a popular florida ex-governor with a latino wife and you got tons of responses, didn't you? >> i did. i was surprised, it kind of
that is mitt romney's sub text. he's been here, there and everywhere across the political spectrum. >> whether this was a deliberate campaign strategy to send a message that we'll come back to the left after the nomination. >> as a writer, i have to give eric bernstrom some credit, he had a very vibrant image that mitt romney's opponents haven't been able to come up with. it's been such an incredible image, like larry said, those suspicions that people have about romney. >>...
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is romney still a candidate that president obama should fear most? >> well, i would have said yes four or five months ago, anderson, i'm less certain of that right now. i mean romney certainly has more appeal to independents and centrists than, say, rick santorum and newt gingrich. but the economy, when the economy was so clearly bad, when jobs were not being create, when people were so worried about jobs, having somebody like mitt romney who could come in and say, well, i was a business person, i know how to create jobs, i have created them before, was more of a challenge it seems to me than mitt romney right be right now. most people do believe and they see the evidence that jobs are coming back. >> secretary reich, appreciate your time, rich gallen, thank you. >>> coming up a year after japan's nuclear disaster, a writer went undercover inside the plant in fukushima and found out why workers are risking their lives still. he says that the workers speak out for themselves, they'll be fired. and a chapter in american history that's hard to believe.
is romney still a candidate that president obama should fear most? >> well, i would have said yes four or five months ago, anderson, i'm less certain of that right now. i mean romney certainly has more appeal to independents and centrists than, say, rick santorum and newt gingrich. but the economy, when the economy was so clearly bad, when jobs were not being create, when people were so worried about jobs, having somebody like mitt romney who could come in and say, well, i was a business...
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can romney extend it in the south? can santorum expand it beyond the base of support he has right now in the party? romney, it seems to me can he make the math become the momentum? he is in the middle of a very difficult ten days in the math, and for president obama, what we have been talking about as well, is he going to get credit for an improving economy, or will be he tagged with somebody who is not recovering the economy quickly enough? that's our back drop. peggy noonan, start us off. how do you see the race right now? >> i think that you still have to say that mr. romney is the one whose fortunes everybody watches because he's still the frontrunner. others have risen and fallen and come and gone, and i think the race is romney, who has a way of grinding it out and staying, not doing the up and down, but just staying. and santorum, who is coming up and he has a close poll in illinois, and who is holding on and who is trying to break through as the not romney, and he is trying to make it a two-man race and we'll s
can romney extend it in the south? can santorum expand it beyond the base of support he has right now in the party? romney, it seems to me can he make the math become the momentum? he is in the middle of a very difficult ten days in the math, and for president obama, what we have been talking about as well, is he going to get credit for an improving economy, or will be he tagged with somebody who is not recovering the economy quickly enough? that's our back drop. peggy noonan, start us off. how...
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mitt romney hopes for a double victory in the south. rick santorum and newt gingrich are counting on strong support from conservatives and evangelical voters. high gas prices are having an impact on the presidential race according to a new york times cbs news poll president obama's approval rating has dropped from 50 to 41% in recent weeks and the pain at the pump continues to rise. the price of regular is up 30 cents a gallon since last month. more people are now using commuter trains and buses because of the high cost of driving. the defense rested its case monday in the trial of a former rutgers university student charged with using a web cam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man. the roommate, tyler clemente committed suicide days later. the jury could get the case today. now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round-up of what has you talking online. the feud between jon hamm and kim kardashian is a top google search. hamm said kardashian and paris hilton are idiots and that stupidity is celebrated
mitt romney hopes for a double victory in the south. rick santorum and newt gingrich are counting on strong support from conservatives and evangelical voters. high gas prices are having an impact on the presidential race according to a new york times cbs news poll president obama's approval rating has dropped from 50 to 41% in recent weeks and the pain at the pump continues to rise. the price of regular is up 30 cents a gallon since last month. more people are now using commuter trains and...
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and rick santorum in a statistical tie in ohio romney these are his targets thirty five plus out of ohio he can get that win or lose mitt romney and rick santorum are virtually tied in both ohio and tennessee tennessee fifteen plus one hundred nineteen delegates are at stake in the candidates are desperate to break free from the pack look at santorum schools thirty plus in losing he still needs to get if you wins the state he's got to figure out hope he can get thirty. so all day we're seeing statistics numbers delegate counts be broken down into my new detail while the mainstream media obsesses over that while simultaneously talking about the inevitability of mitt romney becoming the g.o.p. nominee and look at some things that always get left out in this kind of coverage and i know today i'm not going to talk about the money although that is also a big one so far it's been calculated that eleven point five million dollars have been spent by outside groups and the states now today i'd like to take a look at mitt romney's policies specifically his policy on education let's not forget
and rick santorum in a statistical tie in ohio romney these are his targets thirty five plus out of ohio he can get that win or lose mitt romney and rick santorum are virtually tied in both ohio and tennessee tennessee fifteen plus one hundred nineteen delegates are at stake in the candidates are desperate to break free from the pack look at santorum schools thirty plus in losing he still needs to get if you wins the state he's got to figure out hope he can get thirty. so all day we're seeing...
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and president obama is a day lost for mitt romney. and i would also add that because of the nature of the attacks and the super p.a.c.s, by the way the most disgraceful decision of the united states supreme court in my memory maybe not in the history but certainly in my memory, out of ignorance and stupidity they issued the citizens united decision. but anyway, so with the negative ads funded by the super p.a.c.s, we've driven the unfavorables of mitt romney up higher which is the advantage to president obama. as soon as we get to the target and debate and contest between mitt romney and president obama, the better off we will be and the better our chances will be of winning in november. >> senator when do you know? right. you've made it through the nominating process and then you didn't. so when is a candidate do you know that it's just time to give it up. when does your presence become more destructive to the overall process? >> well let me remind you that in 2000 i had to make that decision. you know, it's like, what's the differen
and president obama is a day lost for mitt romney. and i would also add that because of the nature of the attacks and the super p.a.c.s, by the way the most disgraceful decision of the united states supreme court in my memory maybe not in the history but certainly in my memory, out of ignorance and stupidity they issued the citizens united decision. but anyway, so with the negative ads funded by the super p.a.c.s, we've driven the unfavorables of mitt romney up higher which is the advantage to...
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and romney always wins that. so you have a party that doesn't love their standard-bearer but they think he's really got the best shot to win the nomination. so you do have a split within the party where there are those who are more conservative who don't think romney is the real deal, who like santorum, who want to see something of this split. but, the final leg of this has to be those voters saying, look, we don't love romney, but we think he's going to win and we're going to fall in behind him. but we haven't seen a contest yet where that's actually happened. you know, in illinois, more educated, wealthier primary voters, more moderate, that's why you see romney's total getting larger as compared to say, ohio, or, of course, in the south like mississippi or alabama, where those numbers were lower. >> right. it should be noted that rick santorum did say after all of this it is still a two-person race. david gregory, thank you so much this morning. >> thank you. >> it is now 7:06. once again here's matt. >> all r
and romney always wins that. so you have a party that doesn't love their standard-bearer but they think he's really got the best shot to win the nomination. so you do have a split within the party where there are those who are more conservative who don't think romney is the real deal, who like santorum, who want to see something of this split. but, the final leg of this has to be those voters saying, look, we don't love romney, but we think he's going to win and we're going to fall in behind...
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romney's forces could use the cash. already airing more than $3 million in ads ahead of tuesday's primary in illinois. >> santorum opposed e-verify to curb illegal immigration. >> reporter: today they have spent more than $47 million in advertising which is $113,000 per delegate versus $86,000 for gingrich and $40,000 for santorum. why hasn't romney pulled away from the pack? wednesday he was challenged about what critics call a string of out of touch moment. >> people ask about football, you talk about knowing the owners. th they talk about nascar and you say owners. you talk about ann's two cadillacs. people say he's so rich he can't relate. why do you keep doing that? >> i'm successful. i'm not going to apologize for that. >> reporter: newt gingrich isn't apologizing to stay in the race. >> the more we watch romney and santorum fight the more i gain strength as people look at my solutions rather than politics as usual. >> one more thing to notice on the campaign trail and we have been there for months. rick santorum,
romney's forces could use the cash. already airing more than $3 million in ads ahead of tuesday's primary in illinois. >> santorum opposed e-verify to curb illegal immigration. >> reporter: today they have spent more than $47 million in advertising which is $113,000 per delegate versus $86,000 for gingrich and $40,000 for santorum. why hasn't romney pulled away from the pack? wednesday he was challenged about what critics call a string of out of touch moment. >> people ask...
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this is 2009, op-ed from romney. how does he fight against it isn't the how does he call for it to be removed or repealed at this point? >> this isn't news. obviously this is something that romney said a couple of years ago but it's been out thereto in public. the big question is how will he square what he did in massachusetts with what president obama has done at the federal level. in a general election would they be able to run against ooeeach other. we've seen romney make the case over and over again that you dwounts at the federal level what they did at the state level. if only president obama called him, he could have told him not to do that. romney is going to have to go back to this topic as he has over the course of the primary. >> it's not news. we heard this from him. what i do believe is the news, it seem romney supporters have no, ma'am come up with a solid defense to it. i point to this. eric cantor on "morning joe" asked about this op-ed. let me let you hear their explanation. let's play both. >> if the
this is 2009, op-ed from romney. how does he fight against it isn't the how does he call for it to be removed or repealed at this point? >> this isn't news. obviously this is something that romney said a couple of years ago but it's been out thereto in public. the big question is how will he square what he did in massachusetts with what president obama has done at the federal level. in a general election would they be able to run against ooeeach other. we've seen romney make the case over...
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. >>> el as pi raptos miltmente romney sigue ganando en la contienda republicana. lo que va de las cono taoenlds republicanas. se convierten en el favorito de importantes lÍderes republicanos. como reporta angie sandoval. 23 234r. mi "enfoque" estÁ en el senado. >>> como precandidato mitt romney tiene el apoyo de un considerable nÚmero de mringts de peso. no significo que ganarÁ en noviembre. >>> sirven para solidificar y amarrar, y no en la cuestiÓn general rico santos rum. llama a romoed nei una persona alejada de la realidad. hÉctor un estudiantes de origen hispano hijo de indocumentados. le dijo que le o dependÍa su idea que los niÑos, trabajen limpiando lugares pÚblicos. porque Él lo tuvo que hacer. al comienzo de su campaÑa contaba con apoyo del electorado hispano republicano se disculpÓ. en miami. telemundo. la casa blanca rindiÓ homenaje a los campeones del cambio. lt legendario lÍder sindical. que estarÍa cumpliendo 85 aÑos de edad. que se dedican a luchar por los derechos de los in millÓn de pesos grants. y Último momento en su celular.
. >>> el as pi raptos miltmente romney sigue ganando en la contienda republicana. lo que va de las cono taoenlds republicanas. se convierten en el favorito de importantes lÍderes republicanos. como reporta angie sandoval. 23 234r. mi "enfoque" estÁ en el senado. >>> como precandidato mitt romney tiene el apoyo de un considerable nÚmero de mringts de peso. no significo que ganarÁ en noviembre. >>> sirven para solidificar y amarrar, y no en la cuestiÓn...
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romney is different. santorum's out there every day handing the white house talking points to be wipe romney with. >> what about the pressure that is coming, the endorsement from jeb bush, the former governor with that not so subtle sentence that said it's time to unite around governor romney, hint hint, rick santorum. newt gingrich. you had senator jim demint saying i'm not endorsing anyone but i'm excited and it's time to reflect. it does seem behind the scenes pressure is coming. you do hear from independent women who say the longer this is going on, the more disgusting they're getting with them. republican hopes of defeating barack obama is not good. >> there's a line you can't cross in a republican primary. you can't accuse your opponent of being worse than the president your party hates. i think it was in 2000, the bush/mccain battle, i believe this is right, mccain ran an ad saying that bush lies like clinton or comparing him to clinton. it was a turning point in the campaign. the party said you ca
romney is different. santorum's out there every day handing the white house talking points to be wipe romney with. >> what about the pressure that is coming, the endorsement from jeb bush, the former governor with that not so subtle sentence that said it's time to unite around governor romney, hint hint, rick santorum. newt gingrich. you had senator jim demint saying i'm not endorsing anyone but i'm excited and it's time to reflect. it does seem behind the scenes pressure is coming. you...
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that's been the dynamic the mitt romney versus not the mitt romney. mitt romney is the pivot point in this race. those who think we've got to nominate and a whole bunch of voters who don't want to nominate him. >> he does pretty well but with other guys on the ballot becomes essentially a two-way race. almost anybody in this case santorum who has the extra benefit of that social conservative authenticity big faction in the party does well. romney has -- >> charlie one of the things that does nottity fine thi doese is economic plan. every day these guys are talking about is mitt romney authentic or social issues or whatever is the day obama wins. this was supposed to be a primary that was going to be defined by the republican alternative to obama on how they're going to repair the economy. now, romney to his credit is among those who has tried to rea main really displupped an discio talk about jobs and the economy out there on the trail. but this primary has been defined by anything but that. and that isn't a good thing for the republican party or the
that's been the dynamic the mitt romney versus not the mitt romney. mitt romney is the pivot point in this race. those who think we've got to nominate and a whole bunch of voters who don't want to nominate him. >> he does pretty well but with other guys on the ballot becomes essentially a two-way race. almost anybody in this case santorum who has the extra benefit of that social conservative authenticity big faction in the party does well. romney has -- >> charlie one of the things...
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mitt romney's problem is mitt romney. when you listened to him over this week, he shifted it to delegate math, you can see why he's having trouble catching on. if i'm his campaign, i would focus on the economy, focus on issues that matter, not going on television day after day talking about the different mathematical scenarios. >> governor barbour made this point, you know, hillary clinton bruising battle that went into june, last time i checked it didn't hurt you guys? >> it's hard to say this campaign is just like that campaign. this time around you've got rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich, fighting over whether or not planned parenthood should exist, contraception. this is a different kind of contest that we had in 2008. a long primary doesn't necessarily hurt. in this week, i think it's hard to argue that mitt romney is stronger as a result as a long, extended fight. >> i don't think that anyone in their right mind, thinks that the way it's played out in the primaries, it hasn't helped. obama much. look at
mitt romney's problem is mitt romney. when you listened to him over this week, he shifted it to delegate math, you can see why he's having trouble catching on. if i'm his campaign, i would focus on the economy, focus on issues that matter, not going on television day after day talking about the different mathematical scenarios. >> governor barbour made this point, you know, hillary clinton bruising battle that went into june, last time i checked it didn't hurt you guys? >> it's hard...
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47%, romney, 37%. so what can romney do about that? >> not much. i think the race has kind of established a pattern, and i think it is what it is. mitt romney is never going to convince evangelical voters who are skeptical of him. the most conservative voters who are skeptical of them and the most ardent tea party voters who are very skeptical of them to support them overwhelmingly. he did win people, the tea partiers in illinois last night. that was a part of his very large victory, but overall they're going to remain skeptical. what we call the base of the base. so in the end they're going to have to decide whether they want to defeat president obama enough that they would come out wholeheartedly, if he's the nominee as seems likely, and vote for him in the fall. it's not going to be because they're passionate about him. >> they're passionate about not voting for president obama. that could be the decisive element. gloria, thanks very much. >>> so what about jeb bush for vice president? his endorseme
47%, romney, 37%. so what can romney do about that? >> not much. i think the race has kind of established a pattern, and i think it is what it is. mitt romney is never going to convince evangelical voters who are skeptical of him. the most conservative voters who are skeptical of them and the most ardent tea party voters who are very skeptical of them to support them overwhelmingly. he did win people, the tea partiers in illinois last night. that was a part of his very large victory, but...
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this will move mitt romney closer to that. even if rick santorum were to win here in ohio, mitt romney would still look like the man to beat. it would still be a blow to his campaign. >> mitt romney has been speaking in boston, massachusetts. he told his supporters what the campaign and their support meant to him. >> i have said this before, and i will say it again, this campaign is not as about a name on a ballot. it is about saving the soul of america. it is driven by an optimism that lies within the heart of every american citizen. we know that our future is brighter and better than these troubled times. we have been knocked down, tested, but we do not accept that america has limits. america is the land of opportunity. we still get up every morning and thank god that we are americans. >> usa! usa! usa! >> we also know that with cardboard and strong leadership, with a president that will tell the truth, our greatest days as a nation are ahead of us. tonight, we have taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorr
this will move mitt romney closer to that. even if rick santorum were to win here in ohio, mitt romney would still look like the man to beat. it would still be a blow to his campaign. >> mitt romney has been speaking in boston, massachusetts. he told his supporters what the campaign and their support meant to him. >> i have said this before, and i will say it again, this campaign is not as about a name on a ballot. it is about saving the soul of america. it is driven by an optimism...
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santorum and romney. but the other is the hunt for delegates where, as you pointed out, that rick santorum even if he were to win every congressional district would be not able to get all of the delegates because he couldn't launch slates of delegates in four of the districts. and so he starts with a disadvantage, but if he does very well in the beauty contest, the head-to-head, that will be a very important victory for rick santorum. >> well, we talk about the economy. there's also been a lot of social issues talked about on the campaign trail, and i want to turn our attention now to the so-called war on women. the issue of birth control coverage came up again on the campaign trail. take a listen to mitt romney's response to a question from a student. >> you're all for, like, yeah freedom and all this stuff. >> absolutely. >> yeah, pursuit of happiness. you know what would make me happy. free birth control. >> let me tell you something -- if you are looking -- if you are looking for free stuff, if you ar
santorum and romney. but the other is the hunt for delegates where, as you pointed out, that rick santorum even if he were to win every congressional district would be not able to get all of the delegates because he couldn't launch slates of delegates in four of the districts. and so he starts with a disadvantage, but if he does very well in the beauty contest, the head-to-head, that will be a very important victory for rick santorum. >> well, we talk about the economy. there's also been...
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. >>> mitt romney picks up key endorsements. rick santorum walks back some of his most controversial statements and newt gingrich digs in his heels. we are with the republican race as it takes a southern lap. brace yourselves. the house pass as jobs bill with support from both sides of the aisle. is this the beginning of a new partisanship? this is "the daily run down." developing news out of the labor department. the february report shows strong job growth for a third straight month but not enough to bring down the unemployment rate. it remained at 8.3% despite the addition of 227,000 jobs. the chief economist for moody's and probably the most often quoted economist on capitol hill. thank you for being on the program today. we saw about 8.3% growth. 200,000 jobs added. this is the fifth straight month of declining unemployment. the third straight month of job growth over 200,000. the last time we saw this run of consecutive growth was in early 2011 and that led to summer stagnation. is this going to continue on for the rest of
. >>> mitt romney picks up key endorsements. rick santorum walks back some of his most controversial statements and newt gingrich digs in his heels. we are with the republican race as it takes a southern lap. brace yourselves. the house pass as jobs bill with support from both sides of the aisle. is this the beginning of a new partisanship? this is "the daily run down." developing news out of the labor department. the february report shows strong job growth for a third...
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>> it's a big hot mess and romney is the big loser. you know, i'm for the chaos theory and the more disruption the better, i think it leads to, to outcomes that are unpredictable and unforeseen and hopefully will lead to something that will -- that might work in november. this outcome is going to lead to a more likely strong third party candidacy. >> so you think there's room for a third party? >> sure. >> says the -- >> the cofounder. >> nothing to do with no labels. but americans yes. >> let's be clear, you love mayhem, what did you make of this? did you feel it ends up being a good thing for the republican party, what has happened down south and where it leaves the field. >> i want to bring this to your attention. do they really? really? i don't know that anything has changed. mitt romney is leading in the delegates and the states. the narrative that he is not inevitable is there, rick santorum had a great night, good for him. newt gingrich is swimming in a see of delusion but the primary is like the land that time forgot. nothing c
>> it's a big hot mess and romney is the big loser. you know, i'm for the chaos theory and the more disruption the better, i think it leads to, to outcomes that are unpredictable and unforeseen and hopefully will lead to something that will -- that might work in november. this outcome is going to lead to a more likely strong third party candidacy. >> so you think there's room for a third party? >> sure. >> says the -- >> the cofounder. >> nothing to do with...